Can “Citizens United” be overturned?
It has been four years since the U.S. Supreme Court gave powers to corporations to spend their money for political campaigns. Once the law was passed, a big of wave of movement emerged where people started demanding that the US Constitution be changed and corporations not to be given the rights of “persons”. During 2012 election campaign, approximately 7 billion dollars were spent by candidates...
Why the minimum wage should be increased?
The federal minimum wage was brought into effect in 1938 at $0.25 and saw a rise periodically. The actual fluctuation was seen in 1968 at $1.60 due to inflation. President Barack Obama has now proposed the minimum wage to be increased from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour which would raise 900,000 Americans out of poverty, but 500,000 jobs will be at risk. Conservatives believe that raising the minimum wage...
How corporations influence the government?
In this era of globalization, corporations with an unlimited access to wealth have managed to gain political power and therefore, can change laws to benefit them. Corporations can influence government through campaign funding, lobbying, and regulatory agencies. CAMPAIGN FUNDING: Big corporations donate money for political campaigns. First such contribution was made in 1896 for William McKinley. And...